Published in February 1914 with the article "The Nation's Undeveloped Resources," the Map of Alaska contains an abundance of details showing the growing human settlement of the region. U.S. public schools for natives, post offices, telegraph stations, mail routes, and mission stations are just some of the many features shown on this map. The 1914 Alaska map features: • Inset map of the western extension of the Aleutian Islands • Cities, towns, and settlements • Railroads and steamship lines • Telegraph stations, wireless telegraph stations, post offices, telegraph and cable lines, and overland postal routes • Mission stations, U.S. public schools for natives, military reservations, Northwest Mounted Police stations, mines, and lighthouses • Volcanoes, mountains, rivers, lakes, and glaciers • Approximate southern limit of winter ice
Coverage Area: Alaska, western Yukon Territory
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